Happy New Year 2005 and thank you for your reply Ozz!

Hope you did not have your holidays in SEA though.

1. Well, my car is still in the MB workshop since last week, 27th December 2004. They said they need at least 2 days to check everything after the installation of the new IFZ together with the new and existing keys. So I guess I have to wait but I will call them up tomorrow for an update.

2. The other C280 that I mentioned that was re-coded in it ECU by the Service Manager (Ref. Post #13, 12-10-2004, 08:10 PM) was not rectified at all ( you were right). So therefore, the dealer is trying to replace the existing wiring harness of that car but Service Manager still insist that wiring harness is not the culprit.

3. I think from the above, we can conclude that the ECU is out of the “process of elimination” as it could not be a coincidence that both ECUs on 2 vehicles are defective?

4. What are the methods to verify that the DAS mode is functioning properly?

Thanks.